The Australian Open is scheduled to start on Monday, February 8.
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William WEST / AFP
All games scheduled for Thursday in Melbourne, where six preparatory tournaments for the Australian Open set to start on Monday are being held, have been called off after a case of Covid-19 was detected among staff at one of the quarantine hotels where 500 to 600 accredited people have stayed.
“Health authorities informed us that a member of staff at a quarantine hotel had tested positive for Covid-19.
People linked to the Australian Open who have passed their quarantine at this hotel must now be tested and isolated until they test negative.
There will be no game at Melbourne Park on Thursday.
A communication on Friday's program will be made later, ”they wrote in a statement.
The State of Victoria in enhanced vigilance
About fifty matches were scheduled for Thursday in Melbourne Park, where, due to health constraints, the ATP Cup, two other ATP tournaments and three WTA tournaments are being played in parallel this week.
"At this stage, it has no impact on the Australian Open itself," Victoria Prime Minister Daniel Andrews said at a press conference earlier in the year. evening.
Between 500 and 600 players and accredited are concerned and will be tested Thursday, he said.
Test results are usually returned within 24 hours.
The Australian Open, delayed by three weeks compared to its initial dates, had finally obtained the green light from the Australian authorities at the cost of the establishment of a drastic health protocol.
The state of Victoria had not seen any local contamination for 28 days.
This new case led local authorities to immediately tighten the rules relating to the wearing of masks and the restriction of private gatherings.
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